Join Center for Youth Ministry Studies and the School of Education at North Park University for a one-day mini-conference on the issue of how the church/youth workers and education system can work together to combat the School to Prison Pipeline phenomenon.
Featuring keynote speaker Dr. Anthony Nocella III (Hamline University and Save the Kids), two breakout sessions on Effective Church/School Partnership Models (featuring Romal Tune, author of God’s Graffiti) and the Impact of 3rd & 4th Grade Testing on Prison Industrial Complex (with Dr. Becky Nelson, Dean of School of Education at North Park University, Dr. Bruce Bonecutter, Isaac Reyes Mental Health Services for Cook County Juvenile Detention, and Cliff Nellis, Lawndale Christian Legal Center), followed by a closing round table discussion.
Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 from 8:30 am – 5 pm
North Park University
Cost: $35
CPDUs for Educators available for additional $15
Also available via live webcast!
This workshop is for youth workers (youth pastors, volunteers, youth workers in non profit organizations, advocates for youth, those working in after school or education enhancing programs, etc) and educators.
Upcoming Free Webinars:
Hip Hop is a Voice for the Mosaics & Nones
led by Dr. Daniel White Hodge, North Park University
September 24, at 2 pm CST
The Prison (and Juvenile Detention) Industrial Complex
led by Anthony Nocella
October 10 at 2 pm CST
Healthy Boundaries in Youth Ministry
led by Alison Burkhardt, North Park University
November 11 at 10 am CST
